Overview
- Recent Steam snapshots show ARC Raiders peaking at roughly 439,000 concurrent players on December 28 with about 388,000 over a 24‑hour window after Christmas.
- The game’s all‑time Steam peak was about 482,000 in mid‑November, yielding roughly 91% retention into late December.
- By comparison, Battlefield 6 launched at around 747,000 concurrents but recently peaked near 113,000 and dipped to about 83,000 last week on Steam.
- ARC Raiders launched in late October with roughly 265,000 concurrents in its first two days and has grown since then on the platform.
- Reporting and community feedback credit accessible yet deep gameplay, a $40 list price discounted to about $30, and a winter update adding weather, gear, and quality‑of‑life changes; analysts say this performance could shape expectations for upcoming live‑service shooters such as Bungie’s Marathon.